The following article by Tara Bahrampour was posted on the Wasington Post website June 22, 2018:
In a new twist in the battle over adding a controversial citizenship question to the 2020 Census, Secretary Wilbur Ross filed an unexpected memo Thursday revealing that he was already considering adding the question when he began his job in February 2017, after hearing from other senior administration officials on the subject.
The statement contradicts his earlier testimony to Congress saying he explored adding the question in response to a December 2017 request by the Department of Justice. Continue reading “Commerce secretary suggested citizenship question to Justice Dept., according to memo, contradicting his congressional testimony”